Business Systems Analyst
Altus, LLC Arlington, Virginia, United States · $90K–$160K/yr
Defense and Space Manufacturing · 11-50 employees
About the role
The Business Systems Analyst will elicit, analyze, and document system requirements while translating them into functional specifications and user stories. They will also facilitate collaboration between technical teams and government stakeholders to support software development and process improvement.
What they look for
Requirements
Candidates must possess a Bachelor's degree and at least 7 years of relevant experience in business or systems analysis. An active SECRET clearance and U.S. citizenship are required for this role.
Benefits
Full description
Position: Business Systems Analyst
Company: Altus, LLC
Location: Remote (CONUS travel may be required)
Salary: $90,000-$160,000 per year
Position Overview
Altus Engineering is seeking a cleared Senior Business and Systems Analyst to support an anticipated federal contract opportunity.
*This position is contingent upon contract award
Key Responsibilities
- Elicit, analyze, validate, and document business and system requirements.
- Translate Government requirements into user stories, functional specifications, acceptance criteria, workflows, and developer-ready requirements.
- Analyze contract and grant administration processes, including awards, modifications, invoicing, documentation, closeout, reporting, and external data exchange.
- Develop business process models, requirements traceability matrices, meeting records, decision logs, and system documentation.
- Participate in Agile backlog refinement, sprint planning, demonstrations, user acceptance testing, and release activities.
- Facilitate collaboration among Government users, program personnel, developers, testers, cybersecurity personnel, and external stakeholders.
- Investigate user issues and data anomalies and coordinate with development and database teams to identify and resolve problems.
- Develop user guides, process documentation, knowledge-base materials, release communications, and training materials.
- Identify opportunities for automation and process improvement while supporting continuity of legacy systems and processes.
- Support clear communication between technical teams and Government stakeholders throughout the software development lifecycle.
Qualifications / Desired Skills
- U.S. Citizenship.
- Active SECRET clearance.
- Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Business Administration, or a related field.
- 7+ years of relevant business and/or systems analysis experience.
- Demonstrated experience with requirements elicitation, user stories, acceptance criteria, and requirements traceability.
- Experience working in Agile development environments and collaborating with both user and technical teams.
- Experience with business process modeling tools such as BPMN, Visio/ Lucidchart, or comparable tools.
- Experience with Azure DevOps, Jira, Confluence, or comparable project and collaboration platforms.
- Strong facilitation, written and verbal communication, organization, and stakeholder management skills.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience supporting mature Government applications and/or legacy system modernization.
- Agile/Scrum Certification
What We Offer
- 401(k)
- 401(k) Matching
- Dental Insurance
- Health Insurance
- HSA
- Life Insurance
- Paid Time Off
- Vision Insurance
About Us
Founded in 2003, Altus Engineering is a Maryland small business providing professional engineering services to the Department of Defense and industry customers. These include high-quality software development services, system modeling and simulation, scientific research, and engineering analysis of combat systems and personnel vulnerabilities.
We pride ourselves on providing outstanding professional and technical services by building and empowering teams that will continue to grow with us.
